Miun ei laulella pitäis

SKVR V2 28·Lempaala·1894·Collector: Alava, Vihtori

In the SKVR edition: Lempaala, Mäkienkylä. Alava 633. 94. Vańtkan Iivana, 59 v.

SKVR textEnglish

1Miun ei laulella pitäis,I should not sing,

2Ei iloita ẽsinkeä,Nor ever rejoice,

3Kukahella ei kuuna päinä,No one under the moon's glow,

4Sinä ilmoissa ikänä.In the skies forever.

5Miun kuolt on hyvä issoin,When I die, a good rest is mine,

6Ko̯aottu on kantajain.Prepared by the bearers.

7Kuka on kuult' miun laulavainWho has heard me singing,

8Ja kukas kujertavvain,Or my soft cooing,

9Sanoo he̯ään kuunnejellesso̯aa,Says, while listening,

10Oven suussa ollessaa,At the doorway lingering,

11Seisessaa selän takan',Standing behind my back,

12Jott' vaa mie ilolla laulan,So I may sing with joy,

13Mie remulla reuhajelen,I frolic in mirth,

14Jott' mie vingun viinapeääll'So I whine wine-drunk,

15Ja huuan humalape̯äälläAnd ale-befuddled,

16En mie ehk' en ẽsikeä,Yet I may never rejoice,

17Enhän se mie ilolla laula,Indeed, I do not sing joyfully,

18Miun on itkuisat illoin,My evenings are tearful,

19Surulist on suu-sannain,My words are mournful,

20Ves' pisarat silmistäinWaterdrops from my eyes

21Putovaat poskiloilleFall upon my cheeks,

22Paksummat pa'un jyvvii,Thicker than barley grains,

23Helkkiämmät hernehii,Brighter than peas,

24Kaukkiammat karpaloi.Drier than cranberries.

25Mo̯aassa se mielein miun mattaip,In earth, my mind is pressed,

26Alla nurmen nutturoip',Beneath the grassy sod,

27Alla hienõ heinä juuren.Under the fine hay's roots.

English translations by DeepSeek R1, provided by Lidia Pivovarova (University of Helsinki). AI-generated translations may contain inaccuracies.

The text is that of the SKVR digital edition of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS), with these changes:

The edition’s line numbers are replaced by a number on every verse, counted as in the poem reader.

Source

Text: SKVR (Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot), the digital edition of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS), licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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